South Grand Prairie High School - Signal Yearbook (Grand Prairie, TX)

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h o 'd e v e r thought that bleached-out jeans with holes in the knees would be all the rage? What use to be a major mistake in the laundry room was now a major trend in the schools. The fashions hit with a new label: acid- wash. There were mini- skirts, shirts, jackets, shoes, and jeans. Teens begged mom and dad to pay S30 more for bleach spots and professionally designed holes. Some stu- dents even resorted to creating their own de- signs at home. Many brands marketed the style including Guess, Levis, Code Bleu, and No Excuses. As for the price, students seemed not to mind pulling out the extra bucks. Fashion '87- '88 rendered the un- forgettable stone-washed look resulting in less money in the wallet and more look-alikes in the halls, A ,ff 7325 ,'i'lff Ea. , 'St' ti 1- - - ' o w m a n y strings a t- tached? One of the trendiest items was the hand-woven bracelet. String bracelets originat- ed as signs of friendship given from girls to guys. But then the guys started returning the favor. Bracelets were found on wrists, ankles and were also used as keychains. Sometimes student used valuable class time to weave instead of work. All that was needed was a little string, some spare time, and a lot of pa- tience. I V ti' . to 1' 1-1.-2 -f l-' X -...z z., '- -4 -'fifawi SPEED LIMIT

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e a m cl on ? :Amr ...xg-A-.rh t.. ,,.,uig. v fx.. .L.SL.xT:' 'A-- ik ' .,:.: QESI54:-,., i?ff !'E'f:F Qt ' f f ing up shorter and shorter. No, I'm not talking about osh, we kept com- .igz ll football or grades. I 'm talking about the length of the mini-skirt. Students noticed the handbook amendment to the miniskirt: skirt of modest length. M od- est length? Girls were left confused yet determined to sport their fall purchases. As long as it covers the vi- tal areas, protests Tara Pe- ters. Women stepped back almost 20 years while fash- ion took a 5-inch hike. The skirts existed in all colors and textures from black leather to acid-wash denim. It showed its face in the classroom, at the football game, not to mention the school dances. Females found a new fashion staple in the mini-skirt, to a mod- est ex- IEHI.